BFM TV reports that some passengers were
crushed and electrocuted. Six people died and 26 are injured,
according
to BBC News. The death toll was originally thought to be
seven or eight, but was later revised down.

A police source
told SkyNews: "The train arrived at the station at high
speed. It split in two for an unknown reason. Part of the train
continued to roll while the other was left on its side on the
platform."

Some passengers are reportedly still trapped on the train, which
has more than 350 people on board,
according to the newspaper Le Parisien. A city official told
the newspaper: "This is panic. It is an apocalyptic
spectacle."

The reason for the train derailment is unclear. The disaster is
the country's worst train accident in 25 years,
according to The New York Times.

This news comes on the heels of the
Quebec trian disaster that has left about 50 people feared
dead. Some of the remains have been recovered, but many people
are still missing and believed to be deceased. The train rolled
down a hill and into a small town near Quebec, exploding and
destroying several buildings.